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W. W. WASDEN.

SLIDING GATE.

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SLIDING- GATE.

Application filed. December 26, 1908.

To all whom it may con cern:

Be it known that l, l/VILLARD l/V/isnrne- TON TNAsnnN, of Roxburg, inthe State of Idaho, United States of America, have invented certain newand useful improvements in Sliding Gates, er" which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in sliding gates, of the type whichare adapted to be opened and closed by travelers without dismountingfrom the vehicle in which they are driving, and the objects of myinvention are to provide simple and e'flective means by which the gatemay be locked in either open or closed position, whereby it will beimpossible for any animal or other means exerting a side pressure toopen the gate.

rl`he invention is described in detail, in the accompanyingspecilications and drawings.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate in closedposition. Fig. 2 is the same view in open position.

ln the drawings, like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each 'ligure Referring to the drawings, A represents thecentral post located to the side of the roadway, and B represents afence extending to one side of the post. C represents the post at theopposite side of the roadway of any suitable or usual form.

in accordance with the present invention, a track D is supported fromthe top rail 10 of the fence B, and on this rail, the gate E is slidablymounted, this being accomplished in the embodiment illustrated, byproviding rollers 11 and 12 supported from suitable brackets 13 and 14,and bearing on the top and bottom sides respectively of the rail D, thebracket 1l for the under roller 12 being supported from two arms 15 and16, which extend upwardly from the top and bottom of the end member 17,on the gate, the member 15 being parallel with the top member 18 of thegate, and the member 16 converging to the same.

The means for operating the gate comprise two levers 19 and 20 pivotedto each other at 21 and having their outer extremities pivotedrespectively to the gate and to the post, the lever 2O being pivoted at22 to the member 16, and the lever 1.9 being pivoted at 23 to aprojection 2e on the post, the pivoting points 22 and 23 beingsubstantially in a horizontal line with each other, whereby the gatewill be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nay 25, ieee.

Serial No. 469,365.

located in either open or closed position as hereinafter described.

To operate the levers an arm 25 is'pivoted at 26, to one of the levers,and has its upper extremity connected to two ropes or chains 27 and 28,which extend through a pulley 29 at the top of the post, and thence toopposite sides oi' the gate, and down through pulleys 30 and 31supported on a suitable cross-beam 32, the ends of the ropes beingprovided with suitable weights 33 and 311 which hold the saine taut, andalso serve as handles in operating the gate.

To maintain the pivoting points o'l the levers in alinement with eachother when the gate is either in open or closed position, a retainingmember 35 is provided being U- shaped in form, and having itsextremities connected to the end member 17 on the gate, lever 2()passing within the retaining member. hns the lower end 36 of theretaining meinber toi-ins a stop to limit the downward movement of thelever 20, whereby both levers are held in substantially horizontalposition when the gate is open or closed.

ln operation, when the gate is closed, and it is desired to open it, thehandle 34 is grasped and the rope pulled. This raises the arm 25 whichraises the pivoted ends oi the levers 19 and 20 causing them to swingabout their pivoting points 22 and 23. It is necessary to pull the roperather quicklyr in order to swing the point at which the levers arepivoted, past the vertical line between their pivoting points and whenthis is once done, the weight of the levers themselves, will cause themto straighten out into alinement with each other, and assume theposition shown in Fig. 2, the gate during this movement being slidinwardly on the tracks.

To close the gate the handle 38 is grasped and the rope pulled. Thisagain raises the pivoting points oi the levers from the position shownin Fig. 2, and as soon as the pivoting point 21 is moved past thevertical line inidwayv between the pivoting points 22 and 23, then theweight of the levers will again swing them to closed position, as shownin Fig. 1. v

lt will be observed that in either open or closed position, the threepivoting points 21, 22 and 23 are all in alinement with each other, andfrom this it results that the gate remains locked in either oli' thesetwo positions, and it will be impossible to move it sidewise unless thepivoting point 2l is iirst raised.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely-different embodiments of my invention, Within theseope of the claim, eould be made, Without departing from the spirit orseope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in thesespecifications and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative, andnot in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is In a sliding gate, the combination Witha standard, of a rail extending laterally from the same, a gate mountedon the rail and formed with a central reet-angular portion, and alaterally extending triangular portion, a pair of levers centrallypivoted together and having their ends pivoted respectively to thestandard and to the triangular portion,

the lever Which is pivoted to the triangular portion being of greaterlength than the other lever, an arm pivoted to one of the levers,operating ropes connected to said arm and extending to opposite sides oithe gate, means for supporting said operating ropes in position, avertically extending U-shaped retaining member supported from the gateand inelosing the innermost lever and being adapted to limit thedownward movement of said lever to cause the pivoting points of thelever to remain in alinement When the gate is opened and closed.

In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLARI) WASHINGTN WASDEN.

Witnesses RUssEL S. SMART, lVM. A. VVYMAN.

